GijimaAST lands SITA windfall

GijimaAst and its consortium has won the single largest tender ever awarded by SITA (State IT Agency) and the Department of Home Affairs, to implement the "Who am I Online" project.

According to a statement from GijimaAST, the Department of Home Affairs, led by new director-general Mavuso Msimang, is gearing up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the "Who am I Online (I am, I said)" project is central to its systems renewal programme."This contract is the single largest to be awarded by SITA and the Department of Home Affairs and will significantly increase GijimaAst Group`s revenue stream for the next five years," says Robert Gumede, executive chairman of GijimaAst Group."The successful negotiation of the supplier agreement will be finalised in the next few weeks."